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The men of the Opal Empire were known as the Jō-yoi. Theirs was a highly feudal society in many ways a mirror of [[Vasloria]]. Their society was more rigid and more highly caste-based than any other in [[Orden]]. The noblemen never gave the peasants even a glance.

They dressed ornately in long flowing robes, and took as much care and practice in waging war, as writing poetry, as forging steel. As a result, theirs was the strongest steel in Orden. They had the greatest duelists in Orden, and because their land was so narrow, and their livelihood as a people intertwined with the sea, they were the second-best sailors, after the [[Rioja|Riojans]].

They dressed ornately in long flowing robes, and took as much care and practice in waging war, as writing poetry, as forging steel. As a result, theirs was the strongest steel in Orden. They had the greatest duelists in Orden, and because their land was so narrow, and their livelihood as a people intertwined with the sea, they were the second-best sailors, after the [[Rioja|Riojans]].{{Fact}}

=== Notable Jõ-yoi ===

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In meditation, each man attempted to embody one of the four elements of Jō-yoi philosophy, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.

There existed also an elusive fifth element, similar to the [[Vanigar|Vanir]] concept of ''Wyrd'', which the Higaran call '''''Ukiyo''''' – "It is what makes things alive. And at the same time, it is the fact that all life feeds on death. It is death within living, and the destiny of the living to die."

There existed also an elusive fifth element, similar to the [[Vanigar|Vanir]] concept of ''Wyrd'', which the Higaran call '''''Ukiyo''''' – "It is what makes things alive. And at the same time, it is the fact that all life feeds on death. It is death within living, and the destiny of the living to die."{{Fact}}

== References ==

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 The men of the Opal Empire were known as the Jō-yoi. Theirs was a highly feudal society in many ways a mirror of [[Vasloria]]. Their society was more rigid and more highly caste-based than any other in [[Orden]]. The noblemen never gave the peasants even a glance.
-They dressed ornately in long flowing robes, and took as much care and practice in waging war, as writing poetry, as forging steel. As a result, theirs was the strongest steel in Orden. They had the greatest duelists in Orden, and because their land was so narrow, and their livelihood as a people intertwined with the sea, they were the second-best sailors, after the [[Rioja|Riojans]].
+They dressed ornately in long flowing robes, and took as much care and practice in waging war, as writing poetry, as forging steel. As a result, theirs was the strongest steel in Orden. They had the greatest duelists in Orden, and because their land was so narrow, and their livelihood as a people intertwined with the sea, they were the second-best sailors, after the [[Rioja|Riojans]].{{Fact}}
 === Notable Jõ-yoi ===
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 In meditation, each man attempted to embody one of the four elements of Jō-yoi philosophy, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.
-There existed also an elusive fifth element, similar to the [[Vanigar|Vanir]] concept of ''Wyrd'', which the Higaran call '''''Ukiyo''''' – "It is what makes things alive. And at the same time, it is the fact that all life feeds on death. It is death within living, and the destiny of the living to die."
+There existed also an elusive fifth element, similar to the [[Vanigar|Vanir]] concept of ''Wyrd'', which the Higaran call '''''Ukiyo''''' – "It is what makes things alive. And at the same time, it is the fact that all life feeds on death. It is death within living, and the destiny of the living to die."{{Fact}}
 == References ==